Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is a complication often found in patients with gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. Despite this connection, the identification…
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GLP-1 receptor agonists significantly increase the risk of retained gastric contents during upper endoscopy, with nearly 1 in 4 patients…
Blood-based ctDNA tests are gaining attention as a non-invasive alternative for colorectal cancer screening, offering high specificity and reasonable accuracy…
A first-in-human clinical trial of a magnetic flexible endoscope (MFE) introduces a fundamentally different approach to colonoscopy—using external magnetic control,…
A large cohort study shows that higher detection of sessile serrated lesions (SSLs)—often subtle and historically underrecognized polyps—is associated with…
A new study using identical stool samples found that direct-to-consumer microbiome tests can produce dramatically different results—sometimes as different as…
Researchers at the University of Geneva have built something the GI field has long been working toward: a stool-based colorectal…
For decades, CBT for IBS has been treated as a psychological add-on — something referred when medications fall short. That…
A new AGA clinical practice update is pushing endoscopists to think beyond generator dials. While electrosurgical units (ESUs) are a…
GLP-1 receptor agonists are rapidly evolving from diabetes and weight-loss drugs into broader cardiometabolic therapies, with emerging anti-inflammatory and potential…